For the first time in history, fish in the sea 1,000 meters deep washed ashore

For the first time in history, a fish living thousands of meters below the sea floor washed ashore at Cannon Beach, Oregon (USA) last weekend.

Seaside Institute of Oceanography said people on the beach discovered the deep-sea fish - also known as the Pacific football fish - just south of Cannon Beach, CBS News reported on May 20.

Experts say this deep-sea fish is so rare that only 31 individuals have been found in more than a century since they first appeared.

The Pacific football fish was found south of Cannon Beach. (Photo: Seaside Aquarium).

' Only 31 individuals have ever been recorded in the world , including in New Zealand, Japan, Russia, Hawaii, Ecuador, Chile and California (USA)' , said Seaside Institute of Oceanography.

This is the first time a Pacific football fish has been recorded along the Oregon coast.

People who have watched the cartoon 'Finding Nemo' , may recognize the Pacific soccer fish. They are the fish that lure Dory and Marlin to chase them due to the attraction of light.

The Pacific football fish is one of more than 100 species of Anglerfish found in the world. Scientists know that they often live thousands of meters below sea level and lure prey into their mouths with the help of sparkling bioluminescent lights hanging above their heads.

Their entire body is covered with spines, and the sharp teeth of the Pacific soccer fish are used to trap other fish, squid, and crustaceans that live at depths of more than 1,000 meters, according to the Academy. California Science.

However, the above description only applies to female fish. The males of this species serve the sole purpose of helping the female fish reproduce . The male clings to the female with his teeth and becomes a 'mating parasite' . They will eventually fuse with the female's body until there is nothing left but testicles to reproduce.

Males are 10 times smaller than females, they lose their eyes and internal organs and receive all their nutrients from the female.

'The males are more like parasites,' the Seaside aquarium said, and although it's unknown how they find the females in the complete darkness without eyes, they do provide the females 'a stable sperm source'.